Kidrobot - DesignerCon Mini Series Dunny

The Jewel Guardian / 3” Dunny

Backstory: Those in the magic arts have sought the aide of the Jewel Guardian all throughout history. It protects and catalogs the universe’s most powerful, beautiful, and dangerous precious stones. It also has the ability to create completely new ones when the need arises… at a price of course. The Jewel Guardian loves to play games and has been known to send seekers of the rarest stones on scavenger hunts that cross time and space.⠀

Fisher-Price Style Guide

Fisher-Price asked me to re-interpret some of their iconic toys in a mid-century modern style for use in future products.

Client: Fisher-Price

Direction: Jenn Widmann

Target – Holiday Seasonal

In addition to the main campaign that was installed in stores nationwide, I also had the privilege of creating a special hanging installation in an atrium space at their downtown Minneapolis location. It consisted of five back-lit structures and an animated scene that wrapped around the space.

Client: Target

Agency: Knock Inc

Direction: Kelly Bauernfeind, Laura Qvale

Target GiftCards

I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Target since 2007. Below are all the GiftCards I’ve worked on with them since.

New cards will be added as they’re released.

Wendy's - Secret Identity

Secret Identity was program for the Wendy’s Kid’s Meals. It was all about fun disguises. Each kit was double sided so there were multiple options for play. Kid’s were encouraged to even mix and match kits for some really wacky results.

Tiki Topple - Board Game

Brave, Truthful, and Unselfish

Pinocchio was one of my favorite Disney films growing up and I wanted this piece to focus on the whimsical wooden clocks in Geppetto's workshop.

I picked my favorite designs from the bunch and created a new one based off Monstro the Whale for Jiminy Cricket to sit on. There are also some fun Easter Eggs peppered around the the piece.

16x20”

Client: Wonderground Gallery / Disney Parks

Target - Easter Seasonal

The Hunt Is On

Client: Target

Direction: Ted Halbur

Kidrobot - City Cryptids Dunny series

I was invited to participate in City Cryptids Dunny series which was curated by Scott Tolleson. The two cryptids I chose were the Ahool and Jersey Devil.

Name: Axel, the AhoolStory: Axel was once a high flying beast who owned the skies on the Island of Java. These days, providing world class hospitality in New York’s five-star hotel scene is his number one priority. Axel’s charming fanged smiled is the first thing that guests are treated to when they arrive. If you tip well, he may even fly you (and your luggage) to your room.

Name: Jasper, the Jersey DevilStory: Jasper was getting tired of terrorizing local farms and turned his insatiable hunger for livestock into a thriving business. Ask anyone in New Jersey where they can find the highest quality meats and they’ll all point you to the Jersey Meat Co. If you’re feeling adventurous, spring for the “Butcher’s Choice”. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Client: Kidrobot

Moss Kingdom - Print Series

These screen prints were inspired by a hike I took to Portland. We don’t have moss in LA and the forests in the Pacific Northwest were just covered in these magical plants.

Forest Friend - Print

WHALE! - Handmade wooden figure set

I always like exploring new mediums for my work and for this particular project, I wanted to make a sculptural piece out wood. I sketched my concept and created a rough paper prototype so I could get a sense of volume and size. I then created all the main shapes I needed in Illustrator and sent the file off to get CNC cut out of plywood.

When I got the raw wood cuts back, the real work began. I hand cut the fins with a bandsaw, joined the two pieces that created the whale body, puttied the gaps, and sanded for dozens of hours to get everything nice and even.

The whale was then primed, masked and painted in multiple stages.

The sailors were created from of 1” birch balls which I drilled and pegged to fit in the boats. The boats were cut on a bandsaw out of poplar. The masts were cut from stiff wool felt which were glued into a dowel that I had slotted on a mini table saw.

I had the custom box printed through Packlane.

Each set comes with an enamel pin, 5x7” print, a whale, and one of three secret sailors. I painted three versions of the sailors just to make opening the box a little more fun.

Target - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Promotion

Target teamed up with Nintendo for the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch. Select stores got the Mario Kart treatment complete with ‘kart’ wraps, Mario and Luigi bollard covers out front, and even the starting sound effects as you entered the store.

I worked with Target to design all the assets for this campaign.

Client: TargetDirection: Brian Holt / Ted Halbur

Destroy All Monsters

My love letter to the Godzilla films I grew up with. There is a heavy emphasis on Godzilla vs. Gigan… one of my favorite movies in the franchise. Godzilla Tower!

Electronic Arts - Mural

I was given the opportunity to design a second mural for one of EA's marketing teams. The goal was to liven up their space with a piece of art that reflected game culture, some of their iconic properties, and a few personal favorites from the lives of various members on the team.

Tiger - Screen Print

Due to the challenge of photographing bright inks, prints will be more vibrant in person than in the images shown.

Star Wars Action Figure Compendium Poster

I originally created this poster to pay tribute to the classic 92 card back of vintage Star Wars figures. It was later picked up by Disney/Lucasfilm and used as official merchandise for Celebration Anaheim in 2015.

Select characters were also translated into exclusive enamel pins that were traded and sold throughout the event.

Rooster

Bear Super Species Concepts

UK based natural food brands, Bear, hired me on to concept a set of trading cards that would come packaged inside their granola/fruit bars. The set was called Super Species and focused on the super abilities in the animal kingdom. Each of the animals went to a school where they were then grouped into categories. Each of these categories represented different traits in the animals.

Client: Bear

Star Wars Trilogy Posters

I created these three pieces as a personal project in late 2013. In 2015, Disney/Lucas Licensing picked them up to use as official merchandise for Celebration Anaheim. I modified the artwork to differentiate them from their original releases by adding a few new elements to each one.

The 16x20” prints were translated into lithographs, oversized magnets, and t-shirts.

Disney Consumer Products Mural

Each section represents a different sub-discipline of the department. From left to right: preschool, plush, wood based toys, and consumer electronics.

Client: Disney Consumer Products

The Kaiju Formula

I love giant monster movies. They’re campy, but that’s the best part about them. In this print, I wanted to highlight all the key plot points that all of these monster movies inevitably share with each other: The fisherman who discovers a new species in his net, the surprise attack, the inept scientist, the hot shot soldier, the ineffective super weapon, and so on.

Life Time Kids Academy

I developed a family of characters to rebrand the Kid’s Academy program at Lifetime Fitness, a gym chain based in Minnesota. Each character represents a different activity the program has to offer including: spanish, music, Zumba, sports, karate, yoga, dance, arts & crafts, pre-gymnastics, and swimming.

Client: Life Time FitnessAgency: 3e - A Life Time AgencyDirection: Adam Reynolds, Krae Lausch

Target - Red Magazine

Cover illustration for a small booklet included in the Q4 2012 Target Red publication.

Client: TargetAgency: Little & CompanyDirection: Paul Sieka

Target and St. Jude

Target organizes five amazing carnivals for the patients and families of St. Jude’s Children’s hospital each year and I was given the opportunity to design the collateral for a handful of these events.

Client: Target

Heartwork

Heartwork is a project designed to raise money for art supplies within the art room at Target House — this wonderful home-away-from-home for the families of children facing long-term treatment at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Client: Target

Gemulon Returns

Inspired by vintage lobby cards that were handed out at movie screenings in the 60′s.